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TIL that a contestant on The Price Is Right dropped three chips into the Plinko board which all landed in the $10,000 slot, because fishing lines used to rig the game were accidentally left in after an advertisement was taped.

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Yp6Xx TIL Eisenhower passed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 after gaining an appreciation for the German Autobahn system after serving as Commander during WW2. The act included a 10-year, $100 billion program, which would build 40,000 miles of highways across America.
eXWk TIL in 1938, 150 women chained themselves to cherry trees in Washington DC in protest of plans to cut the trees down to clear space for the Jefferson Memorial. The protest ended when they had to use the bathroom.
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